U.S. patent number 9,573,422 [Application Number 13/802,474] was granted by the patent office on 2017-02-21 for non-pneumatic tire. This patent grant is currently assigned to Polaris Industries Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.. Invention is credited to Jeffrey D. Bennett, Eric J. Borud, Louis J. Brady, Donald Brett Gass, David J. Koenig, Keith W. Peppel.
United States Patent | 9,573,422 |
Gass , et al. | February 21, 2017 |
A non-pneumatic tire is disclosed where a resilient wheel is mounted on a rim and the wheel has an inner ring, an outer ring and a plurality of flexible webs interconnected between the inner and outer rings. The flexible webs define openings in through the resilient wheel. The stiffness of the inner wheel at a position adjacent to the inner face is different than the stiffness of the inner wheel at a position adjacent to the outer face. This stiffness difference can be accomplished by providing inflated membranes in at least some of the openings or by molding the wheel with an asymmetric parting line. In addition, the wheels could be dynamically controlled by providing magnetically actuable membranes in some of the openings.
Inventors: | Gass; Donald Brett (Dreieich, DE), Bennett; Jeffrey D. (Roseau, MN), Brady; Louis J. (Wyoming, MN), Borud; Eric J. (Roseau, MN), Koenig; David J. (Wyoming, MN), Peppel; Keith W. (Roseau, MN) | ||||||||||
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Assignee: | Polaris Industries Inc.
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Family ID: | 48050262 | ||||||||||
Appl. No.: | 13/802,474 | ||||||||||
Filed: | March 13, 2013 |
Document Identifier | Publication Date | |
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US 20130240272 A1 | Sep 19, 2013 | |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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61611300 | Mar 15, 2012 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | 1/1 |
Current CPC Class: | B60C 7/105 (20130101); B60C 7/125 (20130101); B60C 7/18 (20130101); B60B 9/00 (20130101); B60B 9/26 (20130101); B60B 2900/313 (20130101); B60B 5/02 (20130101); B60B 2310/204 (20130101); B60B 2900/931 (20130101); B60B 2900/131 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | B60C 7/12 (20060101); B60B 9/00 (20060101); B60C 7/10 (20060101); B60C 7/18 (20060101); B60B 9/26 (20060101); B60B 5/02 (20060101) |
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